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Guilford County, North Carolina Building Codes

Updated : 05/13/2024

Overview

Guilford County, North Carolina, adopted the 2018 North Carolina State Building Codes (NCBC). Guilford County, NC, Muni. Code § 15-56 (adoption) and N.C.G.S. § 143-138(a)

North Carolina adopted the 2018 North Carolina State Building Codes (based on the 2015 ICC codes) include the following: 

Helpful resources for Guilford County, North Carolina include the following.

Residential Building Code

North Carolina adopted a statewide mandatory residential code that will control; however, local governments are free to make laws more strict (with some limitations).See PLRB, North Carolina Building Codes for more information on state level codes.

Guilford County adopted the 2018 North Carolina Residential CodeYou can find a copy of the code here.You can find information about amendments to the model code here.

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Drip Edge

Drip Edge: No

Ice Barrier

Are ice barriers required for Guilford County ? Undetermined
Comments:

No amendment to Table R301.2(1) was located in the municipal code or city website. However, Cole Perkings informed us that, “The installer is still required to install roofing materials per manufacturer’s installation instructions.” Source: Cole Perkings, Chief Building Official, email, 5/13/24. 

Government Officials
Last Name First Name Title E-mail Phone Note
Crawford Matthew  Building Inspections Services Director  mcrawford@guilfordcountync.gov 336-641-4956 336-317-1302
Perkinson Cole Building Chief wperkinson@guilfordcountync.gov 336-641-3616 336-669-1727

Comments

Guilford County, North Carolina, adopted the 2018 North Carolina State Building Codes (NCBC). Guilford County, NC, Muni. Code § 15-56 (adoption) and N.C.G.S. § 143-138(a)

North Carolina adopted the 2018 North Carolina State Building Codes (based on the 2015 ICC codes) include the following: 

Existing Buildings

Existing buildings, meaning buildings that were built in accordance to code at the time of construction, typically merit extra consideration in a current updated code.

No adoption of Appendix J was found.

Guilford County, North Carolina, adopted the 2018 North Carolina State Building Codes (NCBC). Guilford County, NC, Muni. Code § 15-56 (adoption) and N.C.G.S. § 143-138(a)

North Carolina adopted the 2018 North Carolina State Building Codes (based on the 2015 ICC codes) include the following: 

Commercial Building Code

Guilford County adopted the 2018 North Carolina Building CodeYou can find a copy of the code here.You can find information about amendments to the model code here.

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Comments

Guilford County, North Carolina, adopted the 2018 North Carolina State Building Codes (NCBC). Guilford County, NC, Muni. Code § 15-56 (adoption) and N.C.G.S. § 143-138(a)

North Carolina adopted the 2018 North Carolina State Building Codes (based on the 2015 ICC codes) include the following: 

Existing Buildings

Guilford County, North Carolina, adopted the 2018 North Carolina State Building Codes (NCBC). Guilford County, NC, Muni. Code § 15-56 (adoption) and N.C.G.S. § 143-138(a)

North Carolina adopted the 2018 North Carolina State Building Codes (based on the 2015 ICC codes) include the following: 

Other Building Codes

North Carolina also adopted the following codes: